dab
verb (used with object)
to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist.
are dabbing
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present progressiveof dab.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Inside, women are dabbing moisturizers, sampling eye shadows and swabbing lipsticks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
By the time Mimi and Rodolfo have fallen into their first-act clinch, as a mandolin plucks away in the twelve-piece theater band, sentimentalists are dabbing at their eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down the hall, students are dabbing acrylic paints on canvas to create vivid still lifes à la Vincent van Gogh.
From Time Magazine Archive
